Device for pulling or carrying sucker rods



g; 1931- A. R. BUMGARDNER 1,817,233

DEVICE FOR PULLING OR CARRYING SUCKER RODS Filed April 13, 1951 PatentedAug. 4, 1931 umren STATES PATENT OF F LCE ALLEN ROY BUMGARIDNER, OFPEABODY, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR TO PHILLIPS EETROLEUM COMPANY, OF.BAR'ILESVILLE, OKLAHOMA, A CORPORATION QF DELAWARE DEVICE FOR PULIJING.OR CARRYING- STICKER/RODS Application filed April 13,

This invention relates to an improved device'for carrying out the suckerrods of well pumps, but it may be employed wherever it is necessary tohandle rods or rod like ele- -ments.

Such a device'is of great assistance in-tailing out sucker rods,especially in cold weather when the rods are dripping Wet, for iteliminates the necessity of bringing the .hands.or gloves into contactwith the rods,

and thereby saves ithe'hands from freezmg.

Furthermore, in pulling rods out of a well it is necessary :to carry the.rods toa ,plat- FIEOIIII built ffor-that purpose, andquite often, menin carrying out these rods are injured, since the rods .are covered with,oil, as is everything else in the vicinity. My device provides a handlefor use in pulling or carrying such slick rods.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a rod pulling orcarrying device consisting of a few elements only and of a simple andinexpensive construction.

With the foregoing object outlined and with other objects in view whichwill appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in thenovel features hereinafter described in detail, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and more particu- 75530 larly pointed out in theappended claims.

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Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device shown attached to a sucker rod.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 4 designates a loop-shaped metal handleprovided at one side with a hook 5, and at its opposite side with a hook6; these hooks extending in re verse directions.

The hooks cooperate with a U-shaped element or saddle 7, each leg 8 ofwhich is hi- 3A5 furcated to receive a sucker rod or the like 9. The web10 of the saddle is arranged parallel to and normally in alignment withthe web 11 of the handle, and the saddle is positioned between the hooks5 and 6, and the webs are pivotally connected at their anchored to'thesaddle as shown at 14, and

contact with an abutment-or stop 16 which :pro ects from the web 11.

pipes which-are of relatively small diameter. it is-evident thatlbycanting the device rela .tively :to the vertical, that the hook atone1931. Serial No. 529,769.

central portions by anysuitable means such as a bolt :12.

F or keepingthe webs in parallel relation relatively to the pivot,a'coil spring l3-sui :roundsthe pivot pin'and has one of its ends itsother end anchored to the handle, as at 15, so that the spring functionsalways to urge one of the edges of the web 10 into In operation, whenthe saddle is turned into such position that the hooks no longerbridge-,the spaces formed by the armsyofthc ,forks 8, a sucker rod 9or-the like can enter the forks 8 when the tool is placed againstthemember 9. Now the spring 13 acts to return {the handle and the hooks totheir :normal positions, so that the hooks bridge :the forks 8, and,thus @tlfll) the .rod in .the".-- device. -.Obviously, the handle maynow be employed .to lift or carry the rod, and when lit/21Sdesiredtoreleasethe rod, the handleis simply turned in the properdirection rela tively to the saddle 7, so that the hooks .5 and 6areinovedout of-bridging position. with the result that the rod can nowdrop out .of the forks 8.

If'ithe .device is used for lifting IZI'OQlS OI' end .of the device, andthe web of the fork at the other end of the device will abut .againsttherod or,pipe, so asto firmly grip i it and facilitatethelifting of thesame.

,From the foregoing it isbelieved thatzthe construction, operation andadvantages of my invent on maybe readily understood by those,-skilled,in'the art, and I am aware-that so changes may be .made in the detailsdisclose'd, without departing from the spirit ends which cooperate withthe hooks for the trappingof a rod-like article, a stop connected to oneof said members, and resilient means cooperating with said stop foryieldingly holding said members in alignment." 7 p 2. A device forpulling out sucker rods and the like, comprising a loop form handlemember provided with oppositely. extending hooks, a saddle memberpivotally connect-' ed to the handle member and havino forkshaped endswhich cooperate with tli hooks I for the trapping of a rod-like article,a'stop fixed to one of said members, and resilient means cooperatingwith said stop for yieldingly holding said members in alignment.

3. A device for pulling out sucker rods and the like, comprising a metalhandle member provided with oppositely extending rounding the pivotalmeans and having its ends connected to thewebs, and means for limitingthe pivotal movement of the saddle in one direction.

8. A device of the class described, comprising a handle having a weband-oppositely extending hooks at its end, said hooks beingintegral withthe web, a saddle having a web with fork-shaped ends which cooperatewith the hooks to torma'trap for a rod-like article, saidfork-shaped'ends being integral with the saddle web, means pivotallyconnecting said webs together, means for limiting the pivotal movementof the saddle in one direction, and resilient means cooperating with thelast mentioned means for yieldingly holding said websin alignment.

9. A device of the class described, comprising a handle having a web andoppositely extending hooks at its end, a saddle having a web withfork-shaped ends which cooperate with the hooks to form a trap for arod-like article, means pivotally connecting said webs together, astop'for limiting the pivotal movement of the saddle in one direction,and a spring for yieldingly holding one of the webs in contact with saidstop.

In testimony whereof, I hereto affix my signature.

ALLEN ROY BUMGARDN ER.

handle member and having fork-shaped ends which cooperate withthe hooksfor the trapping of a rod-like article, stop means for limiting thepivotal movement of the saddle member in one direction, and resilientmeans cooperating with said stop means for yieldingly holding saidmembers in alignment. I

' 5. A device for pulling out sucker rods and the like, comprising ahandle provided with oppositely extending hooks, a saddle pivotallyconnected to the handle and having, fork-shaped ends which cooperatewith the hooks for the'trapping of a rod-like article, a stop on thehandle for limiting the pivotal movement of the saddle in one direction,and resilient means cooperating 1 w1th the stop for yieldinglyholding'the handle and saddle in alignment.

device of the class described, com 1 I prising a handle having a web andoppositely extending hooks atits end, a saddle having a web withfork-shaped ends which cooperate with the hooks toform atrap for arodlike article, and means pivotally connecting said webs together. 3

7. A device of the class described, com prising a handlehaving a web andoppositely extending hooks at its end, asaddle having a web withforked-shaped ends which cooperate with the hooks to form-a trap for arod-like article, means pivotally connecting said webs together, a coilspring sur-

